Rube Waddell was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 407 career appearances, with a 2.16 ERA and 2316 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | LS3 | 0 | 1 | 3.21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.64 |
| 1899 | LS3 | 7 | 2 | 3.08 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 79.0 | 69 | 27 | 14 | 44 | 1.05 |
| 1900 | PIT | 8 | 13 | 2.37 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 208.2 | 176 | 55 | 55 | 130 | 1.11 |
| 1901 | CHC | 14 | 14 | 2.81 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 243.2 | 239 | 76 | 66 | 168 | 1.25 |
| 1901 | PIT | 0 | 2 | 9.39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2.48 |
| 1902 | PHA | 24 | 7 | 2.05 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 276.1 | 224 | 63 | 64 | 210 | 1.04 |
| 1903 | PHA | 21 | 16 | 2.44 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 324.0 | 274 | 88 | 85 | 302 | 1.11 |
| 1904 | PHA | 25 | 19 | 1.62 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 383.0 | 307 | 69 | 91 | 349 | 1.04 |
| 1905 | PHA | 27 | 10 | 1.48 | 46 | 34 | 0 | 328.2 | 231 | 54 | 90 | 287 | 0.98 |
| 1906 | PHA | 15 | 17 | 2.21 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 272.2 | 221 | 67 | 92 | 196 | 1.15 |
| 1907 | PHA | 19 | 13 | 2.15 | 44 | 33 | 0 | 284.2 | 234 | 68 | 73 | 232 | 1.08 |
| 1908 | SLA | 19 | 14 | 1.89 | 43 | 36 | 3 | 285.2 | 223 | 60 | 90 | 232 | 1.10 |
| 1909 | SLA | 11 | 14 | 2.37 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 220.1 | 204 | 58 | 57 | 141 | 1.18 |
| 1910 | SLA | 3 | 1 | 3.55 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33.0 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 1.27 |
| Career Totals | — | 193 | 143 | 2.16 | 407 | 340 | 5 | 2961.1 | 2460 | 711 | 803 | 2316 | 1.10 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | LS3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1899 | LS3 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 |
| 1900 | PIT | 30 | 81 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .173 | .183 | .272 | .455 |
| 1901 | CHC | 30 | 98 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .255 | .270 | .408 | .678 |
| 1901 | PIT | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1902 | PHA | 34 | 112 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 17 | .286 | .310 | .402 | .712 |
| 1903 | PHA | 39 | 115 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .122 | .151 | .139 | .290 |
| 1904 | PHA | 46 | 139 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 37 | .122 | .164 | .144 | .308 |
| 1905 | PHA | 46 | 116 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 34 | .172 | .200 | .216 | .416 |
| 1906 | PHA | 43 | 86 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 32 | .163 | .242 | .198 | .440 |
| 1907 | PHA | 44 | 101 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 38 | .119 | .152 | .139 | .291 |
| 1908 | SLA | 43 | 91 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 35 | .110 | .190 | .187 | .377 |
| 1909 | SLA | 31 | 75 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .067 | .103 | .080 | .183 |
| 1910 | SLA | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 |
| Career Totals | — | 410 | 1066 | 61 | 172 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 83 | 6 | 42 | 300 | .161 | .197 | .219 | .416 |